Tram-car.



KAVANAGH TEAM GAR.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 5, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909. 3 SHEETS-BHHIIT 1.

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TEAM GAR.

APPLICATION mum (mm: 5, 1902.

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P. KAVANAGH.

TEAM OAR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1908.

926,81 0, Patented July 6, 1909.

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TEAM-GAR.

filpooiflontion of Lott-ere Yotent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Application fil ed June fi, 1908. Serial l lo. 436,853.

whom "it own; concem:

tlxot l, Pirrnn li'rweNAon, a of (i t lflritoin and he I Ego eon street, Livercounty of mediator, England, novel in'rr ed o new and uoel'ul improven'ient in 'lrnrn-Cors, of Wliioli the following is oo soeoifiootion.

lnis invention has for its object on improved type of double decked tramoor also riipplioalile to vehicles for light railways and tlio'lilco the main :l'entnros ol' Wliiieh are that ti1 ,.e is o. brood entronoe one end and 9. narrow exit at the other rounding to the dirootion in widen the ear running and peesengers will always alight on the safe side, thus doing away with the objectionoble feoture in ordinary ears of persons entering 2!. our lingering or coming into collision with. those leaving the cor. Furthernmre the stairs lending to the upper deck olmi'ye directly loco the inooming passengers and my ear is so constructed. that I am able to soot nmre pzizoongers on the upper lloor or deck than is poneililo with existing ears.

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pooplr may m: the some time pose to the entire lending to the upper deck. The necesrilg for ourl'i :1. large oipening i'or the exit doom dors not onielfoo lilo passengers generall; leave o ror onr ooo or o 'l'e'w otany given stonpiljig plow end I so looote the stone than. norrmror out soliiciont exit 15; l' l'fffl'lllid and almost lawn-o no Wide an enirz, loo.

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and closing the entrance doors as hereinafter described. Fig. 9 is a sectional detail view oi. the stznre hereinafter desorlbed.

Like numerals refer to corresponding ports wherever they op ear.

1 is the bod of the car which is similar to existing ones, ut the platforms 2'in this case are made a. little longer than usual. The entrances to this rm are rovided with f0lding swin doors WhlC l l the other side of the car are narrower hinged doors 4 which serve for the exit of passengers.

utilized for storage.

The exit doors 4 which are of single width that is, sullioiently Wide to allow one possenger at n. time pessing out, are preferably opened end closed from the driv'ers platform by moons-of handle 11 operating through rack 12 and pinion 13 a shaft 14 which by means of bevel Wl'lQBlS 13 turns a short on rigid spindle 16; This spindle which runs idle carries a chain Wheel 17 and this by means of: a chain 18 turns o sprocket 19 that is ottool'ied to the spindle 20 on which the door 4 is hung 21, (one dotted lines Fig. 5) indicates additional gen-ring by means of which the door l: (52). be opened or closed from the other 0nd of the ror ii desired in obvious monnrr.

I provide a hinged soot .22 see Fig. 5 which E is only intended to he dropped doirn for use when the exit door od ocont to it 1s closed,

thus ri .gmlditionul slitting oroommod:nion at their end oi the our liluil; is at tliQlGlLl for l/Vluln sold end llPVOIIH-BS the front end owing to the change in direction of the travel of t lie'oor. and the exit door 4 it ooid end. is required to be open the soot 22 is lifted boot: into its upr ir'lo osition and lies open inward as. shown in Jigs. (3 end 8, and opposite these on' in a recess provided for it inthe partition 23 at the end of the inclosed portion of the lower deck of the car. The exit door also being opened lies over and covers the seat.

In some cases the seat 22 instead of being hinged so as to swing up out of the way when not required may slide into a recess made heneath the stairs at the opposite side.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 6 and 8 the entrance doors 3 are of double width and the stairs face them at one side. Although I use the convenient expressions single width and double width they are only to be taken as approximate and to indicate that the exit doors are narrower than the entrance doors by the width of the satirway.

My invention also includes means whereby the entrance doors 3 may be opened and closed b the driver. These doors 3 are split vertical y and hinged together as seen at 24 and one of the halves is also hinged as at 25 to the framing of the car while the other half has a vertical in 26 capable of traveling in a groove 27 in t c door lintel 28 (see Fig. 8). I rovide an eye 29 inside the door 3 and a flexill le cable 30 which passes over an idleulley 31 and terminates in a knob or a knot for instance outside partition 7 so as to be readily grasped by the driver when he wishes to close the entrance doors. When on the contrary he desires to open them he ulls on another cable 32 that passes over u eye 33, 34, and 35 and whose other end is astened to the door 3 awa from the hinge 25, and the two doors are t us folded book wise till they lie flat against each other and against the partition. The position of the doors during opening or closing is shown by the full lines in Fig. 8, and their fully folded (open) position by the dotted lines. I

If desired cleats or hooks (not shown) may be attached adjacent to the driver at any convenient place for use in retaining the ends of the cables 30, 32. I

Referring now to what is termed the top deck of the car this is covered as at present but I dispense with the doors andclose the upper portion of the ends partly by means of wood paneling 36 and artly by glass and I utilize the center woo panel space fgr exhibiting the destination of the cars preferably by means of an endless band fixed on rollers 37 and o erated by means of bevel gear 38 and hanc e 39 (see Fig. 4). Furthermore at the top of the stairs I fix boarding or paneling 40 (see Fig. 3) some of the remaining space on the overhanging platform being utilized for a seat 41 fixed to the side and the end of the car. By closing up the ends as beforementioned and providing this seat, I am enabled to seat more passengers thanis possible with ordinary cars.

As I form the roof with a raised portion 42 in the center it will be necessary in order to prevent passengers coming up the stairs knocking their heads against the lower porcar (see Fig. 2) thus providing additional height of roof directly over the stairs and landing to give free head room for passe 'ers. It will be obvious that this car will e a decided improvement on existing double decked ones as passengers entering the car or climbing the stairs will not be obstructed by passengers leaving the car or descending the stairs and as all the passengers leave by the sameexit door at the other end of the car and on the same side as the door by which they entered whether they come from the upper deck or not there cannot be any mistake, as the exit door at the guards'end will be closed, while at the same time their onward progress through or over the car is unimpeded,

Another important feature is that the stairs leading to the upper deck ace i nder cover.

Referring now to Fig. 9 which is a detached section through a portion of the stairs drawn to an enlarged scale, the risers or vertical ieces 44 beneath each stair 5 have hitherto een made and located as shown in dotted lines. Now according to my invention I set their bottom edges back leaning them at an angle as shown in full lines and I thus increase the foothold space of each stair while at the same time still being able to get the same number of treads in the same (or less) space as formerl This construction combines with the ot ier features of my invention to utilize the available space to great advantage.

I claim- 1. In a tramcar the combination of a lower deck, anupper deck, stairs located near each end of the car and leading to the latter, entrance doors of double width near each end of the car but at opposite sides thereof and facing said stairs, exit doors of single width located alongside said stairs and at the oppo site sides of the car to the entrance doors, and means for closing and opening said doors, whereby the passage of persons through the car is facilitated, substantially as described.

2.- In a double deck tramcar the combination of stairs connecting the two decks, a roof over the top deck, seats on said deck, a passage way between said seats, a raised por tion of said roof over said passage way adapte ed to give additional head room thereover, and lateral extensions of said raised portion at each end, adapted to giveadditional head room to passengers using the stairs, substantially as described.

3. In a tram-car, panels at each end of the upper deck thereof having open middle spaces providing place for an object such as a route indicator, substantial}; as described.

4. In a tramcar the combination of an exit til) lOO

1,1001 8, spindle rigid therewith and formi portion of a, hinge therefor a chain sprcc 'et rig-iii with mini spindle, achain wheeii on a shaft, a chain; connecting said chain sprocket and chain wheel, beveigearing by means of which said shaft may be turned and rack'and pinion gearing connected therewith and mum a izibie by the mom" man, Whemby he is en abied t9 0pm. and 010% said door at will, suii stantmiiy as desismbiadi PETER KAVANAGH. i Witnesses:

Rwm BOYD, Ql-IAEL COVENTRY. 

